I guess in a way it’s really the same thing I do now. What I was most interested in was the exploration process of making models, seeing how everything fit together. I was always desperate for my father to get home to help me because I didn’t have the patience to do all the work myself. Meccano sets of railway lines with signal arms that went up and down, which were like the Erector sets of England. Things you would make out of cardboard and that packing tape you had to lick that tasted terrible. I think what this goes back to is, when I was a kid, I always had to be working on models of things. I can fix things most things around the house. How about tinkering? When the handyman shows up to fix something around your house, are you able to resist watching him work, or offering your opinion about what’s gone wrong? I think I’m better at figuring out things that already exist. Is anybody besides me surprised that you are not an inventor? He spoke with PW about The Way Things Work Now, a new edition of his now-classic work. But he figured out a way to make it fun for himself – enter the woolly mammoth – and the result was a game-changing compendium that explained scientific principles to non-scientists.
What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.It’s been nearly 30 years since Caldecott Medalist David Macaulay was first asked if he’d be interested in illustrating a reference encyclopedia about physics in action – the science behind everything from the lever to the latest in satellite technology. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained–with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.Īn illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow.
Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives.
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